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Gateacre School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool L25 2RW · gateacre.org · 0151 363 1111
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 37.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 41.3, England 45.9
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,196
- 85% of 1,400 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 119 families put the school first and 216 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 216 | 119 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 31 | 0.7 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 237 | 229 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 252 | 229 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 262 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.9, and 31.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 41.3, and across England 45.9.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104700)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.1 | −18.2 |
| Sixth form college | 11.8 | +9.5 |
| Further education | 45.1 | +12.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +1.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104700)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 students | C- (27.8) | Average -0.25 | |
| 19 students | C- (28) | Average -0.24 | |
| 24 students | Merit (24.6) | Average +0.11 | |
| 9 students | Merit+ (28.3) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 45 | D+ (22.2) | -0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | D+ (21.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 60 | D+ (23.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 33 | C (28.4) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 57 | C (30.8) | +0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | D+ (24.8) | +0.28 |
| 2015/16 | 62 | D (20.5) | -0.10 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104700)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.1 | −6.2 |
| Further education | 5.2 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 19 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 22.4 | +10.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −1.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104700)
Ofsted
Gateacre School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104700)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104700), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104700)
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104700)
May 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104700)
What parents said
8% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 8%
- Replies
- 39
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 97% who raised concerns
based on the 67% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (59%) with SEND